Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
As a leading specialist in handling and storing chemical products, the Group’s top tier COMAH centres in the West Midlands (Droitwich), the North (Ripon) and the North West (Knowsley) are fully equipped and experienced in dealing with products as diverse as paints, lubricants, adhesives, plastics and polymers.
Paper products
The Group’s three inland rail connected distribution centres in the North, the North West and South East are all equipped with specialist equipment to unload, handle and store paper products – on pallets or in reel form - safely and efficiently.
Multi-modal and rail freight logistics
In response to ever-increasing international container trade and pressure on road haulage, rail-linked distribution centres in the North (Selby), East Anglia (Ely) and the North West (Knowsley) complement their wide range of modern storage equipment with specialist container handling and rail freight services.
All five centres are fully equipped with modern materials handling and IT systems designed to integrate smoothly with client software and systems.
Industry standards and memberships
The Group operates to ISO 9001 quality management system standards, and is a member of two leading trade bodies, the Freight Transport Association and the United Kingdom Warehousing Association.


